Copies Sold A Thousand Splendid Suns went back to press almost daily its first week on sale, building to 1,255,000 copies in print in the U.S. Rolling into its second week, the book continued to fly out of stores, with another 150,000 more copies printed. The paperback of A Thousand Splendid Suns has spent seventy-five weeks on The New York Times paperback fiction bestseller list. The two novels have sold more than 37 million copies. A Thousand Splendid Suns debuted as the #1 book in the nation, and it held the top position for 4 straight weeks. In addition to being #1 on The New York Times hardcover fiction list, it was also #1 on nearly every national bestseller list, including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Publishers Weekly, and Fort-Wayne Journal-Gazette. It was also #1 on the overall Book Sense list as well as #1 on regional Book Sense lists across the nation.
After five years The Kite Runner is still on The New York Timespaperback fiction list.
Both The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns have sold more than 37 million copies.
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International bestseller has caused fury in the Afghan capital; man on whom it is based has flown over to defend his nameThe bookseller writes his own book
The Bookseller of Kabul propelled Åsne Seierstad to global literary renown – and then to court. Did she exploit her subjects' privacy and trust in her portrayal of Afghan family life? And what does the case mean for journalism?
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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A Thousand Splendid Suns went back to press almost daily its first week on sale, building to 1,255,000 copies in print in the U.S. Rolling into its second week, the book continued to fly out of stores, with another 150,000 more copies printed. The paperback of A Thousand Splendid Suns has spent seventy-five weeks on The New York Times paperback fiction bestseller list. The two novels have sold more than 37 million copies.
A Thousand Splendid Suns debuted as the #1 book in the nation, and it held the top position for 4 straight weeks. In addition to being #1 on The New York Times hardcover fiction list, it was also #1 on nearly every national bestseller list, including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Publishers Weekly, and Fort-Wayne Journal-Gazette. It was also #1 on the overall Book Sense list as well as #1 on regional Book Sense lists across the nation.
After five years The Kite Runner is still on The New York Timespaperback fiction list.
Both The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns have sold more than 37 million copies.